House File 409 - Introduced HOUSE FILE 409 BY WHEELER A BILL FOR An Act eliminating the state of Iowa youth advisory council. 1 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: 2 TLSB 2113YH (2) 89 cm/rn

H.F. 409 Section 1. Section 216A.140, Code 2021, is amended to read 1 as follows: 2 216A.140 Iowa collaboration for youth development council —— 3 state of Iowa youth advisory council . 4 1. Definitions. For the purposes of this section , unless 5 the context otherwise requires: 6 a. “Youth” means children and young persons who are ages six 7 through twenty-one years. 8 b. “Youth advisory council” means the state of Iowa youth 9 advisory council created by this section . 10 c. b. “Youth development council” means the Iowa 11 collaboration for youth development council created by this 12 section . 13 2. Collaboration council created. An Iowa collaboration for 14 youth development council is created as an alliance of state 15 agencies that address the needs of youth in Iowa. 16 3. Purpose. The purpose of the youth development council is 17 to improve the lives and futures of Iowa’s youth by doing all 18 of the following: 19 a. Adopting and applying positive youth development 20 principles and practices at the state and local levels. 21 b. Increasing the quality, efficiency, and effectiveness of 22 opportunities and services and other supports for youth. 23 c. Improving and coordinating state youth policy and 24 programs across state agencies. 25 4. Vision statement. All youth development activities 26 addressed by the youth development council shall be aligned 27 around the following vision statement: 28 “All Iowa youth will be safe, healthy, successful, and prepared 29 for adulthood.” 30 5. Membership. The youth development council membership 31 shall be determined by the council itself and shall include the 32 directors or chief administrators, or their designees, from the 33 following state agencies and programs: 34 a. Child advocacy board. 35 -1- LSB 2113YH (2) 89 cm/rn 1/ 4

H.F. 409 b. Iowa commission on volunteer service in the office of 1 the governor. 2 c. Department of education. 3 d. Department of human rights. 4 e. Department of human services. 5 f. Department of public health. 6 g. Department of workforce development. 7 h. Governor’s office of drug control policy. 8 i. Iowa cooperative extension service in agriculture and 9 home economics. 10 j. Early childhood Iowa office in the department of 11 management. 12 6. Procedure. Except as otherwise provided by law, the 13 youth development council shall determine its own rules of 14 procedure and operating policies, including but not limited 15 to terms of members. The youth development council may form 16 committees or subgroups as necessary to achieve its purpose. 17 7. Duties. The youth development council’s duties shall 18 include but are not limited to all of the following: 19 a. Study, explore, and plan for the best approach to 20 structure and formalize the functions and activities of the 21 youth development council to meet its purpose, and make formal 22 recommendations for improvement to the governor and general 23 assembly. 24 b. Review indicator data and identify barriers to youth 25 success and develop strategies to address the barriers. 26 c. Coordinate across agencies the state policy priorities 27 for youth. 28 d. Strengthen partnerships with the nonprofit and private 29 sectors to gather input, build consensus, and maximize use of 30 existing resources and leverage new resources to improve the 31 lives of youth and their families. 32 e. Oversee the activities of the youth advisory council. 33 f. Seek input from and engage the youth advisory council 34 in the development of more effective policies, practices, and 35 -2- LSB 2113YH (2) 89 cm/rn 2/ 4

H.F. 409 programs to improve the lives and futures of youth. 1 g. e. Report annually by February 1 to the governor and 2 general assembly. 3 8. State of Iowa youth advisory council. A state of Iowa 4 youth advisory council is created to provide input to the 5 governor, general assembly, and state and local policymakers on 6 youth issues. 7 a. The purpose of the youth advisory council is to foster 8 communication among a group of engaged youth and the governor, 9 general assembly, and state and local policymakers regarding 10 programs, policies, and practices affecting youth and families; 11 and to advocate for youth on important issues affecting youth. 12 b. The youth advisory council shall consist of no more 13 than twenty-one youth ages fourteen through twenty years who 14 reside in Iowa. Membership shall be for two-year staggered 15 terms. The department director, or the director’s designee, 16 shall select council members using an application process. The 17 department director or the director’s designee shall strive 18 to maintain a diverse council membership and shall take into 19 consideration race, ethnicity, disabilities, gender, and 20 geographic location of residence of the applicants. 21 c. Except as otherwise provided by law, the youth advisory 22 council shall determine its own rules of procedure and 23 operating policies, subject to approval by the department 24 director or the director’s designee. 25 d. The youth advisory council shall meet at least quarterly. 26 9. 8. Lead agency. The lead agency for support of the Iowa 27 collaboration for youth development council and the state of 28 Iowa youth advisory council is the department. The department 29 shall coordinate activities and, with funding made available 30 to it for such purposes, provide staff support for the youth 31 development council and the youth advisory council . 32 EXPLANATION 33 The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with 34 the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly. 35 -3- LSB 2113YH (2) 89 cm/rn 3/ 4

H.F. 409 This bill eliminates the state of Iowa youth advisory 1 council established in Code section 216A.140. The bill retains 2 another council established in the Code section, the Iowa 3 collaboration for youth development council. 4 -4- LSB 2113YH (2) 89 cm/rn 4/ 4